Beersheba Settlement

Beersheba Settlement
Created	1st century CE
Period/culture	Second Temple Period
Discovered	Beersheba, Negev Desert, Israel
Present location	Beersheba
Culture	Jewish

The Beersheba settlement is an ancient Jewish site in the Negev Desert. ^{[1] [2]}

The Site

The settlement dates back to the Second Temple period and has been discovered in Beersheba. ^[3]

The visible remains of the ancient site cover an area of about two dunams . They include several structures and installations:

• Foundations of a large watchtower ^[4]
• Baking facilities ^[4]
• Ancient pits that were used for trash ^[4]
• Underground system and storage rooms that were used by Jewish Rebels during the Roman wars. ^[5]
• A Jewish ritual bath. (Called "Mikveh" in Hebrew) ^[6]
• Copper Coins from Roman Judaea ^[7]

Archaeologists have found that some of the structures show signs that the settlement was experiencing some kind of crisis. Probably during The Jewish-Roman Wars. ^[8]

It most likely was destroyed after the Bar Kokhba Revolt. ^[4]

Specific findings

Aside from the structures mentioned above, several Jewish limestone vessels were found. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

One of the most important findings however, was an ancient oil lamp sherd decorated with a menorah. ^{[12] [13]}

See also

• Archaeology of Israel
• Bar Kokhba Revolt Coinage
• Bar Kokhba Weights
• Judean provisional government
• Tel Be'er Sheva

References

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4. "2000-year Old Jewish Settlement Uncovered In Beer Sheva". Baltimore Jewish Life.com.
5. Israel, David (2019-04-04). "2000 Year Old Jewish Settlement Unearthed in Beer Sheva" . Retrieved 2024-02-21.
6. "Understanding Mikveh" (PDF).
7. "Israel discovers 2,000-year-old Jewish village with rare oil lamp - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
8. Constantinoiu, Marina (2019-04-08). "Second Temple-era settlement unearthed in southern Israel". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
9. "2000-year-old Jewish settlement uncovered in Beer Sheva". embassies.gov.il. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
10. Rogers, James (2019-04-04). "2,000-year-old desert settlement discovered in Israel, revealing ancient rebels' hidden tunnels". Fox News. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
11. TV, S. A. (2019-08-25). "2,000 Year Old Village Unearthed in Be'er Sheva". Shalom Adventure Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
12. "2,000-year-old image of 9-stem menorah found in rare Jewish site in Beersheba". THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.
13. "2,000-Year-Old Menorah Image Uncovered in Southern Israel - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.